419 scam: HSBC BANK SWITZERLAND no-reply@hsbcmail.ch ATTN $16.5 MILLION FROM HSBC BANK

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mail.hsbc@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: HSBC BANK SWITZERLAND no-reply@hsbcmail.ch
Reply-To: mrjuanhunga@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:02:36 +1100
Subject: ATTN $16.5 MILLION FROM HSBC BANK

FROM MR JUAN HUNGA
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT MANAGER
HSBC BANK SWITZERLAND
TEL: +41 779 549 752

URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
MY NAME IS MR JUAN HUNGA, I AM THE ACCOUNT OFFICER OF MR PETER HANS FROM GERMANY MR PETER HANS EXECUTED A CONTRACT WITH THE SWITZERLAND GOVERNMENT OF WORTH $36.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. THE FUND WAS LODGE INTO OUR BANK FOR IMMEDIATE REMITTANCE INTO HIS BANK ACCOUNT.

OUR BANK HAS MADE THE FIRST AND SECOND TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO HIS ACCOUNT WORTH $20 MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE THE FUND WAS SLATED TO TRANSFER $10M, $10M AND $16.5M. RIGHT NOW MY CLIENT HAS ACCOUNT BALANCE OF $16.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN OUR BANK HERE.

OVER EIGHT YEARS AFTER WE RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT MR PETER HANS DIED IN A PLANE CRASH ON MONDAY THE 12TH OF NOVEMBER 2001, WITH HIS ASSOCIATE AND FAMILY AT JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW YORK.

I HAVE TRIED TO LOCATE HIS NEXT OF KIN, BUT IT YIELD NO FRUIT. THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW IS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OUR BANK WANTS TO CONFISCATE THIS FUND IF I DID NOT PRESENT THE NEXT OF KIN AS THE ACCOUNT OFFICER. THE DIRECTORS GAVE ME ONLY TWO MONTHS TO PRESENT THE NEXT OF KIN OR CONSIDER THE FUND CONFISCATED.

I AM CONTACTING YOU TO STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT MR PETER HANS CAUSE YOU RE FROM SAME COUNTRY WITH HIM SO THAT WE CAN RECEIVE THIS FUND AND SHARE IT TOGETHER INSTEAD OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OUR BANK TO CONFISCATE THE FUND.

IF YOU ACCEPT THIS DEAL, I WILL LIKE YOU TO STATE HOW YOU WILL WANT US TO SHARE THE FUND AFTER YOU MIGHT HAVE RECEIVED IT IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, BECAUSE WE SHALL USE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO RECEIVE THE FUND.
AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON HOW TO FOLLOW THIS TRANSACTION LEGALLY.
I AM WAITING YOUR URGENT CALL AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.

HAVE A NICE DAY.

MR JUAN HUNGA
TEL: +41 779 549 752
mail.hsbc@accountant.com

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